Friday, 8 October 2010

MUSICAL CHALLENGE

This week we have worked on Gerund and Inifinitives. Now, I have a challenge for you. I have found a song with many examples which illustrate different uses of the gerund and the infinitive:
"... you gonna stop breaking my heart..."
"I don't wanna be another one."
"Paying for the things I never done"
"Don't let go"
"I just don't wanna let you go"
"I hate to see you cry"
"I can fix all those lies."
"You won't see me cry"

CAN YOU FIND MORE EXAMPLES IN OTHER SONGS???

15 comments:

Patricia Garcia-Cid said...

Hi!!!

I love listen to music and I find some examples of gerund and infinitive.
They are these:
"...To explain in due time..."
"...to lose it all..."
"...Remembering all the times you fought with me..."

These examples are from the song "In The end" Linkin park.
Bye Teacher!! Kiss

Elena Parro said...

Hi teacher!! =)

It′s the first time that I write in your blog.
I have found some examples of infinitives and gerunds in the song "cry cry cry" Oceana.

These are examples:
**Infinitives**
-"She used to play with me"
-"We loved to ride our bikes"
-"She loved to play with fire"

**Infinitives without to **
-"Couldn’t find a place"

**Gerunds**
-"Playin’ hide and seek"
-"Sneeking all the night"
-"Dancing in the street"
-"Running through the night"
-"Loosing all her faith"
-"Turning off her lies"


bye teacher :)!!

ana the teacher said...

Great!!! Excellent!!! Well done!!!
Good examples!!! You have won loads of stars. ;)

Lucía Marín said...

Hi teacher!!!
I have found some examples in the song "fight for this love":

-"Too much of anything can make you sick"
-"Makes it hard to know which road to go down"
-"Knowing too much can get your hurt"
-"I know where I want this to go"
-"What I dont want to do is crash no"
-"Is sure enough worth fighting for"
-"We gotta fight... for this love"
-"It´s worth having it´s worth fighting for"
Bye Teacher!! :)

Ana Maria said...

Hi teacher!

I have found some examples in the song "looking for paradise".I love this song and I wait this examples to be correct

-"Driving in a fast car"
-"Trying to get somewhere"
-"Don´t know where I´m going"
-"But i gotta get there"
-"Walking down the sideway"
-"Looking for innocence"
-"Trying to find my way"
-"Trying to make some sense"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwlNDuCtBrQ
Bye teacher!!

ana the teacher said...

Congrats, Lucía and Ana!!! Your examples are also very good!!!

Pilar Bravo said...

Hi!!!

I´ve found some examples in the song "Never an easy way- Jay Sean" when I was listening it !


"..You can try to be kind"
"...There's never an easy way to break a heart"
"...Never a tender way to tear someone's world apart"
" ...When you’re leaving"
"...Never a gentle way to say goodbye"
"...You wanna hold on, to try to make it better"
"...Because making her cry is the very last thing you wanna do"
"...you gotta move on"
"...when you find the feeling is gone"
"...You gotta walk out that door"

I hope it's a good example!

kisses, :)

ana the teacher said...

Excellent, Pilar!!!

MARTA NAVAS said...

hello teacher¡¡
I have found some examples in the song Times up of Ashley Tisdale. I write some sentences of the song where there are examples:

-I play this song, now it drives me crazy
-.....seems alittle different hard to say but it looks like the end
-Time's up promise this time i'm getting off
-....didn't you know if nothing changes nothing changes
-......As I'm weaving you goodbye,i wan't you to smile
-......i'm willing to die below
-but not willing to lie for love (oh no)
-.......now it's burning,burning
-we can get it in Perspective kiss my lips life is what we make it

Many kiss

ana the teacher said...

Very good, Marta!!!

Monica Carpio said...

Hello!!
I was listening to music when I heard examples of gerund and infinitive.
"No one can take this crown"
"They can't get enough"
"I take what's mine and won't let it go"
"Doesn't matter how you approach the scene"
"When you hit the door"
Here are some examples of the song "Fire"
Bye bye!!

.. said...

Hi!!
I've found some examples of gerund and infinitive in these songs:
"LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE"
> "...I can't tell you what it really is"
> "...I can't breathe but I still fight while can fight"
> "...I'm about to drown..."

"CLUB CAN'T HANDLE ME"
> "You know I know how to make em stop and stare as I zone out"
> "...gotta be the feeling that scarface player"
> "...that's right wild out got money to blow"
> "...got everybody in the club wanting to know now"
Bye :)

ana the teacher said...

Very well, but I must say that there are some examples which are not infinitives...
Don't worry!!!
I have a question for yo Silvia. Don't you see something strange in the example "I'm about to drown"? Shouldn't the preposition be followed by a gerund? What do you think?

.. said...

HI!!
Yes the preposition be followed by a gerund, I was wrong.
I think that in this example the preposition is followed to + infinitive because is a set phrase.
Can it be?

ana the teacher said...

Very good, Silvia!!! "to be about to" is a structure used to expresse near future.

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